Mihai Burduja Memorial - 3rd ed.
Open SwissStandard
46 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Campulung Moldovenesc, Romania. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1988, and top seed was Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru (🇷🇴 ROU, CM, 2245).
Sebastian-Ionut Pavel (🇷🇴 ROU, 2112) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru (5.0) and Andrei Sfichi (5.0). Pavel broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nicolae C. Lazar (1501) beat Dinu Sandu (1818), a +317-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Campulung Moldovenesc, Romania
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×43
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsSebastian-Ionut Pavel led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
21
11
4
2
2
1
R6–R6 · LEAD HELD
Sebastian-Ionut Pavel held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sebastian-Ionut Pavel drew with CM Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Sebastian-Ionut Pavel 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru 4 wins (R1–R4)Andrei Sfichi 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sebastian-Ionut Pavel | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2CMStefan-Emilian Prisacaru | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Andrei Sfichi | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Teodor Martici | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel, Sebastian-Ionut | 2112 | ROU | +30N | +5B | +6N | +4B | =2B | +8N | 5.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 22.50 | 2309 | +22.4 |
| 2 | Prisacaru, Stefan-EmilianCM | 2245 | ROU | +43N | +19B | +3N | +8B | =1N | =5B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 18.00 | 2210 | -1.4 |
| 3 | Sfichi, Andrei | 1968 | ROU | +10B | +18N | −2B | +17N | +9B | +11N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 17.50 | 2066 | +35.2 |
| 4 | Dranga, Victor-Andrei | 1905 | ROU | +25N | +17B | +7N | −1N | =11B | +14B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 15.75 | 2043 | +42.0 |
| 5 | Stan, Dante-Alexandru | 1681 | ROU | +36B | −1N | +10B | +38N | +12B | =2N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 14.00 | 1934 | +44.4 |
| 6 | Martici, Teodor | 1863 | ROU | +26B | +12N | −1B | =15N | +20B | +22N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 14.25 | 1891 | +12.4 |
| 7 | Sabau, Beniamin-Anghel-Claudiu | 2114 | ROU | +9B | +40N | −4B | =11B | +28N | +13N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 13.25 | 2009 | -9.8 |
| 8 | Ratiu, Cristian | 2007 | ROU | +29N | +28B | +31N | −2N | +13B | −1B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1963 | -1.0 |
| 9 | Bejan, Eduard-Mihail | 1605 | ROU | −7N | +34B | +19N | +23B | −3N | +21B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.00 | 1838 | +68.0 |
| 10 | Alexa, Sebastian-Ioan | 1572 | ROU | −3N | +44B | −5N | +34B | +23N | +24B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1751 | +44.4 |
| 11 | Girmacea, Bogdan | 2043 | ROU | +24B | +14N | =13B | =7N | =4N | −3B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 12.75 | 1908 | -16.2 |
| 12 | Ionescu, Daria S. | 1629 | ROU | +46N | −6B | =21N | +19B | −5N | +30B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 7.50 | 1651 | +7.6 |
| 13 | Timpau, Vasile | 1809 | ROU | +37B | +33N | =11N | +22B | −8N | −7B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.75 | 1860 | +11.0 |
| 14 | Pomirleanu, Ioana-Cristiana | 1664 | ROU | +44N | −11B | =29N | +24B | +15B | −4N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 1736 | +14.0 |
| 15 | Donici-Maier, Luca | 1620 | ROU | +45B | −22N | +33B | =6B | −14N | +31N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 1633 | +9.6 |
| 16 | Roman, Emanuel | 1476 | ROU | F | −20N | =32B | +40N | +35B | +18N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.75 | 1847 | +94.0 |
| 17 | Sahlean, Octavian | 1642 | ROU | +27B | −4N | +37B | −3B | −21N | +39N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1505 | -31.2 |
| 18 | Horia, Ilie-Ionel | 1650 | ROU | +41N | −3B | =25N | =21B | +29N | −16B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1521 | -38.4 |
| 19 | Guguta, Andrei | 1702 | ROU | +39B | −2N | −9B | −12N | +42B | +33N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1490 | -47.6 |
| 20 | Horia, Stefan | 1606 | ROU | F | +16B | −23N | +25B | −6N | +28B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1721 | +29.6 |
| 21 | Buhosu, Victor-Iustin | 1415 | ROU | =35B | =32N | =12B | =18N | +17B | −9N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 1675 | +74.0 |
| 22 | Tiron, Maricel | 1748 | ROU | +34N | +15B | F | −13N | +31B | −6B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1713 | -5.0 |
| 23 | Popescu, Gheorghe V. | 1729 | ROU | −33B | +39N | +20B | −9N | −10B | +37N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1464 | -34.0 |
| 24 | Ionescu, Marin-Victor | 1583 | ROU | −11N | +42B | +40B | −14N | +38B | −10N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1529 | -10.0 |
| 25 | Barabasa, Valentin | 1519 | ROU | −4B | +45N | =18B | −20N | =33B | +35N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1586 | +12.0 |
| 26 | Barila, Cristian-Dorin | 1503 | ROU | −6N | +41B | −28N | +44B | −30N | +36B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 900 | -15.8 |
| 27 | Oancea, Marian | 0 | ROU | −17N | −29B | −34N | +45B | +43N | +40B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Ailincai, Doru-Cosmin | 1651 | ROU | +38B | −8N | +26B | =31N | −7B | −20N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1582 | -26.8 |
| 29 | Barabasa, George-Valentin | 1578 | ROU | −8B | +27N | =14B | =35N | −18B | =32N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1618 | +5.6 |
| 30 | Hariuc, Costina Ilina | 1584 | ROU | −1B | −38N | +41B | =33N | +26B | −12N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1541 | -15.2 |
| 31 | Lazar, Nicolae C. | 1501 | ROU | +32B | +35N | −8B | =28B | −22N | −15B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1678 | +51.2 |
| 32 | Sandu, Dinu | 1818 | ROU | −31N | =21B | =16N | =37B | =36N | =29B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1420 | -47.0 |
| 33 | Bejan, Eric | 1452 | ROU | +23N | −13B | −15N | =30B | =25N | −19B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 5.75 | 1531 | +31.6 |
| 34 | Buhosu, Eduard-Stefan | 1462 | ROU | −22B | −9N | +27B | −10N | −39B | +45N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 839 | -32.0 |
| 35 | Jitaru, Eduard-Gabriel | 1717 | ROU | =21N | −31B | +36N | =29B | −16N | −25B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 4.75 | 1257 | -115.2 |
| 36 | Puiu, Denis Stefan | 0 | ROU | −5N | =43B | −35B | +39N | =32B | −26N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1428 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Tugui, Ayline-Sofia | 1497 | ROU | −13N | +46B | −17N | =32N | =40B | −23B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1498 | -1.6 |
| 38 | Buliga, Viorel | 0 | ROU | −28N | +30B | +43N | −5B | −24N | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Paltinus, Alexandru-Ioan | 0 | ROU | −19N | −23B | +46N | −36B | +34N | −17B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Oancea, Iustin | 1695 | ROU | +42N | −7B | −24N | −16B | =37N | −27N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1336 | -71.2 |
| 41 | FIDE 42244307 | 0 | — | −18B | −26N | −30N | =46B | +44N | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Chiriac, Ilie | 0 | ROU | −40B | −24N | F | =43B | −19N | +44B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1322 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Nicolaescu, Gheorghe | 1620 | ROU | −2B | =36N | −38B | =42N | −27B | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 1.75 | 1220 | -3.2 |
| 44 | Guguianu, Evan-Andrei | 0 | ROU | −14B | −10N | +45B | −26N | −41B | −42N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 42262330 | 0 | — | −15N | −25B | −44N | −27N | +46B | −34B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 42262321 | 0 | — | −12B | −37N | −39B | =41N | −45N | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 760 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Roman, EmanuelROU+94.03.5 pts · #11
- 2Buhosu, Victor-IustinROU+74.03.0 pts · #15
- 3Bejan, Eduard-MihailROU+68.04.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Jitaru, Eduard-GabrielROU-115.22.0 pts · #35
- 2Oancea, IustinROU-71.21.5 pts · #38
- 3Guguta, AndreiROU-47.63.0 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R1+317 Elo gap
- R1+277 Elo gap
- R5+241 Elo gap